Ganymede opens to a calming lake, but the score is tense as a single tear drops down the face of a man, smoking alone on a pier, before he jumps in, never to return. The man’s identity becomes clear later, but in the present day, we’re introduced to two very different teenagers who become drawn…
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2024 Oscar Nominations: Barbie
The internet has gone insane because Barbie—the highest grossing film of 2023—has been nominated for eight Oscars instead of 10, snubbing Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig for Best Actress and Best Director respectively. Screen Rant’s Sarah Little called this a “horrific shock” and said that “being left out of two significant categories [proves] the movie’s point about patriarchy.”…
Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
I finally got around to watching the gorgeous Faye Dunaway in Puzzle of a Downfall Child, which I thought was wonderful, and I wanted to share some screenshots I took during.
Review: A Tale of Two Bunnies
Set in 1960s Chicago, inseparable best friends Ruby (Julia Condra) and Holly (Marina Black) both work as seamstresses but dream of fame and fortune. Both women are absolutely gorgeous in their own right but their personalities differ. Ruby is exuberant, carrying more confidence and determination. She wants to be a fashion designer and start her…
Review: Beautiful Disaster
Freshman Abby Abernathy (Virginia Gardner) is a poker prodigy, known as Lucky 13, who was taught by her father, Mick (Brian Austin Green), and spent her childhood bailing him out while living in Las Vegas. Wanting a fresh start, Abby heads off to college in hopes of having a normal life. When she arrives, her…
Review: A Little White Lie
“They all wanna be writers but none of them like to read.” In order to prevent Acheron University’s annual literary festival being cut from the budget, English Professor Simone Cleary (Kate Hudson) knows she needs to secure a big author. In desperation, she reaches out to a famous yet reclusive writer named C. R. Shriver,…
Review: Ghosted
“We only have one life and you are too afraid to live it.” Directed by Dexter Fletcher (Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman) and written by Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, and Tom Holland-era Spider-Man writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, Ghosted is more action-packed than romantic-comedy, but it takes its shot at both anyway. Needy farmer Cole Turner (Chris Evans) and…
Review: ‘Umma’ Has Compelling Ideas but Falls Short Due to a Restrained and Disjointed Script
Korean immigrant Amanda (Sandra Oh) and her homeschooled daughter Chrissy (Atypical’s Fivel Stewart) live a quiet life on a rural farm beekeeping and selling honey. They live without modern technology as Amanda claims to be “allergic” to electricity, and therefore rely on local shop owner and friend Danny (Dermot Mulroney) to sell their honey. Amanda is…
Review: ‘Night’s End’ is Saved by An Entertaining Final Act
Night’s End, the latest from Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Skin), written by American playwright Brett Neveu, follows Ken Barber (Geno Walker), a divorced dad suffering from anxiety and agoraphobia, who finds himself in a haunted apartment. The first act builds a picture of Ken’s life, including his daily routine: he wakes up counting backwards from 10…
Review: ‘The Requin’ Loses Human Story of Survival Message to Laughably Bad CG Sharks
I’m not a fan of Shark films. There’s nothing particularly wrong with them — they’re just not for me. I find them quite boring and predictable, the sort of qualities I much prefer to be in my beloved slasher flicks. I watched The Requin (which means “shark” in French) purely because of Alicia Silverstone, but she delivered what…